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J. E. SIMMONS SPRING SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE BODIES 2 SheetsSheet 1 OriginalFiled sept. 7. 191a INVENTOR. -(Z JIM 2700s, BY

' ATTORN Y- June 2, 1925.

V J. E- SIMMONS SPRING SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE BODIES Original Filed Sept.v. 1918 2 Shts-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. J I, J/rnmona,

ATTORNEY,

Reissued June 2, 1925.

PATIENT oFHcE.

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Original No. 1,349,170,

To all who-mifi may concern: I Be it known that 1, JOHN E. SIMMoNs,acitizen of the UnitedStat-es, and a resident of Portland, in the Countyof Multnomah and State or Oregon, have invented-(a new and useful,lmproyement in Spring Sup.-

orts for Vehicle Bodies, 0t Which the fol- 1 owing is a specification.

My invention relates tethe r'esilien't -sup-' sult that the bestefl'ects were not obtained.

The object of my invention is to support edto gii ea maximum degree ofresiliency,

to .providean efiic'ent shock absorbing ele fortable to ride 'in. I r

Also to accomplish this result by simple devices;and so to arrange theparts that repairs vcan be readily and [inexpensively made.

I attain my object bythe combinations of parts illustratedin theaccompanying drawings, in Whichi v 11F igure .1 shows in front elevationthe left hand portion of the front axle of a running gear of the typeused iii-Ford automobiles; the construction and arra gement of thepartsat the right :hand end are these-me. v

2'lis a larger scale perspective of the complementary spring, member.fastenedto the lower side of the :aXIeg this-figurealso shows the,plates between which .t e comple- "mentary: spring member ,is fastened'in place on the axle, V

:Fig. 3 shows the :details of construction for mounting the vehicle bodyon therear axlebyniy improved spring support.

Figs.- ,4 to ,6,i nc1us1v,e, show, deta ils olfr-a modificationWh10h1118 be made in the .0011- nectionubetween the ire'e endsof theupper ha1f+elliptic springs and, the related free ends of the[complementary spring-.lnembers. Fig, 7 is aseotionomline l7-'Z.of :Fig.3, looking in. the direction pointed by the arrow; I i I 1 u P rpplementary spring-member as up,

dated August 10'; 1920, Serial No. 253,051, fl ed Septe ber- 7, 191's.appncafimi for rlssu'e filed January 9, 1924. Serial No. T685380.

Wiseat the front end of a vehicle body b-is the correspondingaxleportionto' the under sideof which is fastened the complementarylaminated spring membe'r c. The fastening maybe made as illustratedamoreclearly in 2; the complementary s'pringlemembr being interposed between.st'ifi'enin plates d, e, The upper stifiefning' 'late'd: has its upper"face the one oppose tothe axlechanneled, as illustrated at .d", so as toaccommodate the irreg'r'i'lar surfaces of the mile. The" lowerstiflening' plate etfis provided with recesses f g, .thejIattenbeinglocated .at the center ofithe axle; and clips h, and i, fasten the parts'togt 'er as illustrated in Fig. 1".

The free end of the complementary spring-member 0, is provided withearsj 'i', spaced apart for receiving the related .end of the axle 'b,and..pernritting the latter to have relative vertical movement betiteenthe ears. fin order to facilitate repair, the ears}, 7" may be detachably seciir in p-lace'. or

the'upper leaf 0", of the comv spri g-member 0, is formed with anintegral box 11, see 5,and the ears arevproyided-with opposedjlug's1,21, as

substantially the. same .as "described. The

noted that the, arrangement of the parts. is

.haLf-elliptiespring fastened to th vehicle body; .tot'he under side ofthe rear axle 0, is, fastened a clamped between stiffening'gplates' 1,1, by means :of clips 1",4

moti on therein.

The free ends of the complementary spring member 19, are provided withears 5, spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 7, and to these is connected thehalf-elliptic spring n. The connecting bolts are omitted in Fig. 3,likewise in the illustration of Fig. l.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 8, a complementary laminatedspring-member t is secured to the under side of each axle end. Thesecomplementary spring-members are bent over on themselves; they aresecured in place by clips u, u, and their free ends are provided withears straddling the axle ends, and connecting the free ends of thecomplementary spring-members with the related free end of thehalf-elliptic spring-member.

There the half-elliptic spring-members are disposed longitudinally ofthe vehicle body, my invention would be applied as illustrated in Figs.9 and 10. Referring to the former construction first: The halfellipticspring 3, which is attached to the vehicle body, has fastened to itsunder side a stirrup as, to which the free end of the complementaryspring-member 1, is fastened;

said complementary spring-member being fastened to the axle by clips 2,the ends of the axle 2 projectingthrough the stirrup m as illustrated.

In Fig. 10 the half-elliptic spring 3, fastened to the vehicle body, hasfastened thereon a stirrup, to which the free end of the complementaryspring-member 5, is fastened; the complementary spring-member beingfastened on the axle, 6, by clips 7 The illustrations merely express. acon venient mode of carrying my invention into practice, the particulardetails described may be varied to suit the ideas of the manufacturer.

I claim:

1. In a vehicle running gear, the combination of a laminatedhalf-elliptic spring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementarylaminated spring-member fastened .on the under side of the axle, and aconnection between the adjacent ends of the complementary spring memberand the half elliptic spring, the connection spanning the axle end,which is permitted relative vertical 2. In a running gear, thecombination of a laminated half elliptic spring fastened to the vehiclebody, a complementary laminated spring fastened to the axle, and earsconnecting the free end of said complemen tary member with the adjacent.end of said half elliptic spring member the ears spanning the axle end,which is permitted relative vertical motion therein.

3. In a running gear, the combination of a laminated half ellipticspring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementary laminated springfastened to the under side of the axle, and ears connecting the'free endof said complementary member with the ad jacent end of said halfelliptic spring member, the ears spanning the axl end, which ispermitted relative vertical motion therein.

4. In a running gear, the combination of a laminated half ellipticspring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementary laminated springfastened to the axle, and demountable ears connecting the free end ofsaid complementary member with the ad jacent end of said half ellipticspring member, the ears spanning the axle end, which is permittedrelative vertical motion therein.

5. In a running gear, the combination of a laminated half ellipticspring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementary laminated springfastened to the under side of the axle, and .demountab-le earsconnecting the free end of said complementary member with the adjacentend of said half elliptic spring member, the ears spanning the axle end,which is permitted relative vertical motion therein.

6. In a vehicle running gear, the combination of a laminated halfelliptic spring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementary laminatedspring member fastened on the under side of the axle end, suchcomplementary spring being'bent over on itself,

an attaching element connecting the free end of .saidcomplementaryspring-member with the adjacent end of the half elliptic spring, and theaxle end projecting beyond said attaching element and being permittedrelative vertical motion therein.

7. In a vehicle running gear, the combination of a laminated halfelliptic spring fastenedto'the vehicle body, a complementary laminatedspring member fastened on the under side of the axle end, suchcomplementary spring being bent over upon itself, and ears connectingthe free end of said complementary spring member with the adjacent endof the half elliptic spring, the ears straddling the axle end, which ispermitted relative vertical motion.

8. In. a spring mechanism Y the combination of a laminated half ellipticspring fastened to the vehicle body, a laminated complementaryspring-member fastened to the underside and extending parallel of theaxle, and link connections between the respective ends of the springs,said connection spanning the axle ends, which are permitted relativevertical motion therein.

9. In spring mechanism for automobiles, the combination of a laminatedhalf elliptic spring fastened transversely to the vehicle body, acomplementary laminated spring membersecured on the underside of theaxle elliptic spring, and connections between the free'ends of thecomplementary spring mem her and th adj cen e ds of the half pt c forautomobiles,

in a plane substantially parallel to said half spring, ends, which arepermitted relative vertical motion therein.

10. In spring mechanism for automobiles,

the combination of a laminated spring connected to lie under the axle inthe same vertical plane therewith, a laminatedvhalt elliptic springfastened to the vehicle body and extending in the same vertical plane assaid first named spring, and means spanning the axle ends connecting theadjacent ends of said springs and permitting relative vertical motion ofthe axle therebetween.

11. In spring mechanism for automobiles, the combination of a laminatedhalf elliptic spring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementarylaminated spring fastened to the under side of the vehicle axle inparallel planes therewith at its middle portion, and means spanning theaxle ends connecting said springs at their outer extremities andpermitting relative vertical motion of the axle therebetween. i

12. In spring mechanism for automobiles, the combination of a laminatedhalt elliptic spring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementarylaminated spring member secured on the under side of the axle having itsmiddle portion secured in parallel rela-v tion to said axle, andconnections between the extremities of said complementary saidconnections spanning the axle per said plate being spring and therespective adjacent ends of said halt elliptic spring, said connectionsspanning the axle ends which are permitted relative vertical motiontherein.

13. In spring mechanism for automobiles, the combination of a laminatedhalf elliptic spring fastened to the vehicle body, a coinplementarylaminated spring member secured on the under side of the axle,stiffening plates between which said complementary spring is fastened tothe axle, and connections between the adjacent ends of the respectivesprings, said connections spanning the axle ends which are permittedrelative vertical motion therein.

14;. In spring mechanism for automobiles, the combination of a laminatedhalf elliptic spring fastened to the vehicle body, a complementarylaminated spring member secured on the under side of the axle,stiffening plates between which said complementary spring is fastened tothe axle, the upformed to accommodate the irregular surfaces of theaxle, and connections between. the free ends of the respective, springs,said connections spanning the axle ends which are permitted relative vertical motion therein.

Signed at Portland, Oregon, this 29th day of December, 1923.

1 JOHN E. SIMMONS.

